Barcelona lost out to Paris Saint-Germain in their eagerly-anticipated Champions League clash at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys. Here’s how their players fared in Montjuic.
Not entirely convincing, but could do little about PSG’s two goals.
Good first half, but like many of his teammates, struggled massively in the second.
Barcelona’s best defender, and it is perhaps no surprise that PSG scored their second goal after he came off with a knock.
Made a couple of important challenges, but aside of that, not at his best.
Struggled to deal with Bradley Barcola at times.
A disappointing performance from de Jong after a fantastic run of form. He struggled to gain control of the midfield in the second period, as he was bested by the likes of Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz.
Good performance from Pedri, who was withdrawn earlier than usual by Hansi Flick.
Fantastic in the first half, but very quiet in the second – understandable given that he is returning from injury.
Still struggling with consistency. He was poor here, summed up by a big miss in the second half that would have put Barcelona 2-1 up.
A constant menace to the PSG backline. He provided the assist for Barcelona’s goal.
Scored, but also missed a big chance minutes before. Aside of those moments, he was quiet.
Barcelona will be delighted to have him back from injury, although he was sluggish in his cameo – as to be expected, given he hasn’t played for several weeks.
Got himself about, albeit without much success.
Didn’t have a sniff after coming on.
Didn’t do much during his 15 minutes on the pitch.
Little time to make an impact, although PSG did score after he came on.
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